List of reptiles of Pakistan


There are around 170 species of reptiles living in Pakistan.

Order [Crocodilia]

There are only two species found in Pakistan.
Around 153 species of Squamata are found in Pakistan.

Suborder [Lacertilia]

There are 86 species of Lacertilia in Pakistan.
  • Family Agamidae - 22 species
  • * Brachysaura minor
  • * Calotes versicolor
  • * Japalura kumaonensis
  • * Paralaudakia badakhshana
  • * Paralaudakia caucasia
  • * Paralaudakia himalayana
  • * Laudakia agrorensis
  • * Laudakia melanura
  • * Laudakia fusca
  • * Laudakia nupta - 2 subspecies
  • ** Laudakia n. fusca
  • ** Laudakia n. nupta
  • * Laudakia tuberculata
  • * Phrynocephalus clarkorum
  • * Phrynocephalus euptilopus
  • * Phrynocephalus luteoguttatus
  • * Phrynocephalus maculatus
  • * Phrynocephalus ornatus
  • * Phrynocephalus scutellatus
  • * Trapelus agilis pakistanensis
  • * Trapelus rubrigularis
  • * Trapelus ruderatus
  • * Uromastyx asmussi
  • * Uromastyx hardwickii
  • Family Chamaeleonidae - 1 species
  • * Chamaeleo zeylanicus
  • Family Gekkonidae - 33 species
  • * Agamura femoralis or Rhinogecko femoralis
  • * Agamura persica persica
  • * Bunopus tuberculatus
  • * Crossobamon eversmanni - 2 subspecies
  • ** Crossobamon e. eversmanni or Crossobamon maynardi
  • ** Crossobamon e. lumsdenii
  • * Crossobamon orientalis
  • * Cyrtodactylus walli
  • * Cyrtopodium agamuroides
  • * Cyrtopodium baturensis
  • * Cyrtopodium dattanensis
  • * Cyrtopodium fortmunroi
  • * Cyrtopodium indusoani
  • * Cyrtopodium kachhensis - 2 subspecies
  • ** Cyrtopodium k. ingoldbyi
  • ** Cyrtopodium k. kachhensis
  • * Cyrtopodium mintoni
  • * Cyrtopodium montiumsalsorum
  • * Cyrtopodium rhodocaudus
  • * Cyrtopodium rohtasfortai
  • * Cyrtopodium scaber
  • * Cyrtopodium watsoni
  • * Eublepharis macularius
  • * Hemidactylus brookii brookii
  • * Hemidactylus flaviviridis
  • * Hemidactylus frenatus
  • * Hemidactylus imbricatus
  • * Hemidactylus leschenaultii
  • * Hemidactylus persicus
  • * Hemidactylus triedrus triedus
  • * Hemidactylus turcicus turcicus
  • * Microgecko depressus
  • * Microgecko helenae
  • * Ptyodactylus homolepis - 2 subspecies
  • ** Ptyodactylus h. homolepis
  • ** Ptyodactylus h. socotranus
  • * Teratoscincus microlepis
  • * Teratoscincus scincus
  • * Tropiocolotes persica
  • Family Lacertidae - 12 species
  • * Acanthodactylus cantoris - 2 subspecies
  • ** Acanthodactylus c. blanfordii
  • ** Acanthodactylus c. cantoris
  • * Acanthodactylus micropholis
  • * Eremias acutirostris
  • * Eremias fasciata
  • * Eremias scripta
  • * Eremias velox persica
  • * Mesalina brevirostris
  • * Mesalina guttulata
  • * Ophisops elegans - 2 subspecies
  • ** Ophisops e. blanfordi
  • ** Ophisops e. elegans
  • * Ophisops jerdonii
  • * Ophisops microlepis
  • * Scapteira aporosceles
  • Family Scincidae - 15 species
  • * Ablepharus grayanus
  • * Ablepharus pannonicus
  • * Chalcides ocellatus
  • * Eumeces schneiderii zarudnyi
  • * Eurylepis indothalensis
  • * Eurylepis taeniolata
  • * Eutropis dissimilis
  • * Eutropis macularia
  • * Ophiomorus blanfordii
  • * Ophiomorus brevipes
  • * Ophiomorus raithmai
  • * Ophiomorus tridactylus
  • * Scincella ladacensis - 2 subspecies
  • ** Scincella l. ladacensis
  • ** Scincella l. himalayana
  • Family Varanidae - 3 species
  • *Varanus bengalensis
  • *Varanus flavescens
  • *Varanus griseus - 2 subspecies
  • ** Varanus g. caspius
  • ** ''Varanus g. koniecznyi''

    Suborder [Serpentes]

There are 71 species and 15 subspecies of Serpentes found in Pakistan.
  • Family Boidae - 3 species
  • *Eryx johnii
  • * Eryx tataricus speciosus
  • *Eryx conicus
  • Family Colubridae - 35 species
  • * Herpetoreas platyceps
  • * Herpetoreas sieboldii
  • * Dendrelaphis tristis
  • * Coelognathus helena
  • *Amphiesma stolata stolata
  • * Boiga trigonata – 1 subspecies
  • ** Boiga t. melanocephala
  • * Platyceps plinii
  • * Platyceps karelini – 1 subspecies
  • ** Platyceps k. mintonorum
  • * Hemorrhois ravergieri spotted whip snake
  • * Platyceps rhodorachis – 2 subspecies
  • ** Coluber r. kashmirensis
  • ** Coluber r. ladacensis
  • * Platyceps ventromaculatus – 2 subspecies
  • ** Coluber v. bengalensis
  • ** Coluber v. indusai
  • * Enhydris pakistanica
  • * Fowlea piscator
  • * Fowlea sanctijohannis
  • * Fowlea schnurrenbergeri
  • * Lycodon aulicus
  • * Lycodon bicolor
  • * Lycodon striatus
  • * Lycodon travancoricus
  • * Lytorhynchus maynardi
  • * Lytorhynchus paradoxus
  • * Lytorhynchus ridgewayi
  • * Natrix tessellata
  • * Oligodon russelius
  • * Oligodon taeniolatus
  • * Psammophis condanarus
  • * Psammophis leithii
  • * Psammophis lineolatus
  • * Psammophis schokari
  • * Eirenis persicus
  • * Ptyas mucosus
  • * Sibynophis sagittarius
  • * Spalerosophis atriceps
  • * Spalerosophis arenarius
  • * Spalerosophis diadema – 1 subspecies
  • ** Spalerosophis d. schirazianus
  • * Telescopus rhinopoma
  • * Xenochrophis cerasogaster
  • Family Elapidae - 4 species
  • * Bungarus caeruleus
  • * Bungarus sindanus – 1 subspecies
  • ** Bungarus s. razai
  • * Naja naja
  • * Naja oxiana
  • * Ophiophagus hannah
  • Family Hydrophiidae - 14 species
  • * Astrotia stokesii
  • * Enhydrina schistosa
  • * Hydrophis caerulescens
  • * Hydrophis cyanocinctus
  • * Hydrophis fasciatus
  • * Hydrophis lapemoides
  • * Hydrophis mamillaris
  • * Hydrophis ornatus
  • * Hydrophis spiralis
  • * Lapemis curtus
  • * Microcephalophis cantoris
  • * Microcephalophis gracilis
  • * Pelamis platurus
  • * Praescutata viperina
  • Family Leptotyphlopidae - 2 species
  • * Leptotyphlops blanfordii
  • * Leptotyphlops macrorhynchus
  • Family Pythonidae - 1 species
  • * Python molurus molurus
  • Family Typhlopidae - 4 species
  • * Ramphotyphlops braminus
  • * Typhlops ahsanai
  • * Typhlops porrectus or Typhlops ductuliformes
  • * Typhlops madgemintonai – 1 subspecies
  • ** Typhlops m. shermanai
  • Family Viperidae - 7 species
  • * Daboia russelii russelii
  • * Echis carinatus - 3 subspecies
  • ** Echis c. astolae
  • ** Echis c. multisquamatus
  • ** Echis c. sochureki
  • * Eristicophis macmahonii
  • * Gloydius himalayanus
  • * Macrovipera lebetinus - 3 subspecies
  • ** Macrovipera lebetina obtusa
  • ** Macrovipera lebetina cernovi
  • ** Macrovipera lebetina turanica
  • * ''Pseudocerastes persicus persicus''

    Order [Testudines]

There are 15 species of testudines that represent Pakistan.